Fluent French and English give me an edge in job hunting _______ fierce competition.

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Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese 36 at my face, but I pushed them 37 . My mom believed I would learn 38 I was ready. But the  39  never came.

On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was  40  at him, confused, scratching my head. “Still can’t speak Chinese?” He  41  me, “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown.”

“Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some  42  with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for   43  .

“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, handing over a $20 bill. I  44  the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.

I found the fish  45  surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I shouted to the fishman. But he  46  my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of the people behind increased  47  their impatience. With every 48  , the breath of the dragons(龍)on my back grew stronger---my blood boiling---  49  me to cry out, “Xian Sheng Yu, please.” “ Very Xian Sheng,” I repeated. The crowd erupted into laughter. My face turned  50  and I ran back home  51  ,expect for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.

Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I’m Chinese. I should feel right at  52  Instead , I was the joke , a disgrace (丟臉)to the language.

Sometimes , I laugh at my fish      53   , but , in the end .the joke is on    54  . Every laugh is a culture     55   ; every laugh is my heritage (傳統(tǒng))fading away.

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A. ahead       B. around    C. along                 D. aside

A. when        B. before    C. unless                 D. until

A. success       B. study     C. time                  D. attempt

A. aim         B. joke      C. nod                  D. stare

A. cared about          B. laughed at       C. argued with      D. asked after

A. right now          B. from now        C. at times         D. in time

A. decision            B. permission        C. information      D. preparation

A. repeated            B. reviewed          C. spelled         D. kept

A. farm              B. stand             C. pond            D. market

A. guessed           B. forgot             C. doubted         D. ignored

A. by               B. as                 C. with             D. from

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A. bright            B. blank              C. pale             D. red

A. open-mouthed     B. tongue-tied    C. empty-handed     D. broken-hearted

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A. it                B. us           C. me                D. them

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.外籍教師Jack教過你班英語,回美國后,他一直惦記著你,現(xiàn)在你收到了他的電子郵件,在郵件中他詢問你目前高三的學(xué)習(xí)和生活情況以及你高中畢業(yè)后的打算。假如你叫李華,請你根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容要點給他回一封電子郵件。

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I think this story is _____ .

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